This easy Cranberry Fluff is an amazing dessert salad made with cranberries, pineapples, coconut and marshmallows. No one can resist this beautiful and scrumptious dessert! Love cranberries? Try these cranberry favorites: Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Mojitos, and Cranberry Pistachio Fudge!
Fluff Recipes
I realize that I have developed quite a reputation for fluff recipes. I will admit that they are one of my VERY favorite desserts to make – so easy to prepare and everyone just loves them!
So far I’ve shared a Cherry Fluff, Pina Colada Fluff, and Pistachio Fluff. Today, I’m putting a holiday twist on fluff and sharing my delicious recipe for Cranberry Fluff! This dessert salad NEEDS to be on your holiday table this year.
There is so much to love about this salad that I hardly know where to begin. Like all my fluff salads, I start with Dole pineapples. Most of my recipes call for a 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple but I wanted to mix it up a bit for this recipe.
Literally.
Made With Fresh Cranberries
I really wanted to use fresh cranberries in this recipe but realized that the overly-tart cranberries might be a little much. And then I realized that I could blend them with Dole pineapples to create a slightly sweet – slightly tart combo that would be PERFECT in this salad.
With the additions of marshmallows, coconut, and crunch pecans (optional!), this salad will shine at any celebration!
Cranberry Fluff Ingredients
- fresh cranberries
- pineapple chunks
- miniature marshmallows
- shredded coconut
- pineapple tidibts
- chopped pecans
- Cool Whip
How To Make Cranberry Fluff
This cranberry fluff recipe is ready to go in just 3 easy steps:
- Pulse fresh cranberries and pineapple chunks together in food processor or blender. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Combine cranberry-pineapple mixture with marshmallows, coconut, pineapple tidbits and pecans in a large bowl.
- Fold in Cool Whip. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
How To Garnish
Top with some fresh cranberries and some fresh mint leaves and you quickly have a showstopping dessert on your hands. There is only about five minutes worth of work here and trust me, it’s five minutes very well spent. I’m hoping that this easy cranberry fluff will find its way onto your holiday table this year!
With Christmas and the New Year quickly approaching, I want to make a toast to YOU – my readers! Without you, I wouldn’t even have a blog, I wouldn’t be able to stay home with my boys and work in my PJs, and most of all, spend my days making delicious recipes that I get to share. So thank you, thank you, thank YOU!
More Cranberry Recipes
- Vodka Cranberry Cocktail
- Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
- Crockpot Cranberry Sauce
- Cranberry Pecan Pumpkin Bread
- Cranberry Pecan Mini Goat Cheese Balls
How to Make Cranberry Fluff
Cranberry Fluff
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cranberries rinsed and drained
- 8 oz can Dole pineapple chunks
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 8 oz can Dole pineapple tidibts drained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 8 oz container Cool Whip
Instructions
- Pulse fresh cranberries and pineapple chunks together in food processor or blender. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Combine cranberry-pineapple mixture with marshmallows, coconut, pineapple tidbits and pecans in a large bowl.
- Fold in Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Originally published December 8, 2015.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Dole Packaged Foods. The opinions and text are all mine.
Julie Ryan says
I froze the leftovers in small portions after my family left. I put them in my lunch box. It’s a wonderful frozen treat!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s a fantastic idea!
Lora says
Usually can’t get fresh cranberries here. Could you use whole berry canned ones?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
The whole berry might work but I would check the freezer section first. You might be able to find frozen cranberries.
Sandy says
HI Trish,
I only have crushed pineapple and pineapple chunks, which would you suggest adding to the cranberries and which for the mix in? I was thinking I could cut the the chunks into tid bits and add the crushed to the cranberries.
Linda says
Looks yummy!
Do you drain the pineapple chunks?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Nope! Use the whole can 🙂
Meg @ With Salt and Wit says
Who doesn’t love fluff?! And this combo is genius!
Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert says
This seems like such a delicious fruity salad! I would love to try it!
Lisa @ Wine & Glue says
This looks amazing Trish! We love Dole Pineapple! I’m sure my family would devour this!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Never get tired of the classics. Love the cranberry twist. Delicious!
Sabrina says
Trish this looks fantastic! I love cranberry and use it much longer than just Thanksgiving so I am happy to see a creative non cranberry sauce recipe!
Roxana says
Trish, this looks SO yummy! I love old school dessert salads like this one – so tasty and so fun! 🙂